Absolute Zero_Misadventures From A Broad
by Margaret Lashley
La Dolce Vita or BustWe’ve all dreamed about ditching everything and running off to another country. But almost no one actually does.Well, Val Jolly feels like almost no one. Invisible to her husband and dissatisfied with her life, deep in her soul Val yearns to be someone else. Someone sexy. Someone happy.With only her favorite romance novel to guide her, Val decides Italy is the perfect place for some relaxation, romance and reinvention. But she soon finds out that handsome men, like life, have plans of their own.Will Val score a homerun? Or will she just want to run home? And will she figure it all out before her money (and her sense of humor) run out?Absolute Zero is a funny, satirical look at a mid-life crisis, told over through the eyes of a reluctantly redneck woman who’s always played it safe – until now. Freedom comes at a price. Will it be worth it in the end?